Dhanush signs on for Rocky director Arun Matheswaran's next

Dhanush has announced his collaboration with filmmaker Arun Matheswaran for an untitled project. The actor made the announcement on social media. Arun's film Rocky (2021) was released in theatres on Thursday 23 December.

On Twitter, Dhanush confirmed reports of him signing up with the filmmaker for his next project. He wrote, "Yes. The speculations are true. I am the fortunate actor who bagged Arun Matheswaran's next. More details soon."

Arun Matheswaran started out as an assistant to filmmaker Thiagarajan Kumararaja before making his own directorial debut with Rocky. The filmmaker has another project, Saani Kaayidham (2022), with director Selvaraghavan and Keerthy Suresh in the lead, ready for release.

Dhanush also has a fresh release this weekend with Aanand L Rai's Atrangi Re (2021) on Disney+ Hotstar. The film features the actor alongside Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan.

In addition, the actor has the recently announced Tamil-Telugu bilingual, Sir, and another project with his brother, filmmaker Selvaraghavan, Naane Varuven lined up for the coming year.